garmi lagi to khud se alag ho ke so gae — Bedil Haidari

ham tum mein kal duuri bhi ho sakti hai
vajh koi majburi bhi ho sakti hai

kahin intihaa ki malaamatein kahin pattharon se aTi chhatein
tire shahr mein mire baa'd ab koi sar-phiraa nahin aaegaa

jitnaa hangaama ziyaada hogaa
aadmi utnaa hi tanhaa hogaa

khol chehron pe chaDhaane nahin aate ham ko
gaanv ke log hain ham shahr mein kam aate hain

bhuuk chehron pe liye chaand se pyaare bachche
bechte phirte hain galiyon mein ghubaare bachche

raat ko roz Duub jaataa hai
chaand ko tairnaa sikhaanaa hai

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

aaj 'anjum' muskuraa kar us ne phir dekhaa mujhe
shikva-e-jaur-o-jafaa phir bhuul jaanaa hi paDaa

daulat nahin kaam aati jo taqdir buri ho
qaarun ko bhi apnaa khazaanaa nahin miltaa

khud hi jaane lage the aur khud hi
raasta rok kar khaDe hue hain